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Chapter 224 3 Years Hedong

The Gay Knights still exist, and it seems so on the surface. The three Templar captains proposed to elect Langdon as the leader at the same time. However, the title of leader has tended to exist in name only. There is nothing else that can be done other than collecting information and guiding the knights.Even if Langdon accepted the title of head, he didn't have the energy and time to deal with specific matters. Moreover, he always thought that once the Gay Knights became his affiliation, the neutral position would gradually change, and eventually become another "thing".

"Isn't that good?" Cecil asked puzzled, "Things always change."

Langdon explained softly: "I just want to try to keep some... let's go."

In the end, Burton took over the position of leader of the Gay Knights. The first thing he did after taking office was to thoroughly investigate the nameless island. There are many things, including records of major events over the years, relics of previous knights, and various strange things, such as rows of hollow cylinders densely arranged together, with the hollow facing upwards, and the bottom is covered with magic powder and countless curved complexes. The pipeline, this special magic energy transmission and storage material is combined with a machine that can't discern its use at all, and it looks bad at first glance.

Cecil always felt that this thing was self-exploding, although the final method of that guy was no different from self-explosion, the emphasis was on a "sudden".Regarding the practice of the law of magic, he discussed it with Langdon for a while afterwards, and discussed it with the god of civilization, but he always felt that it was too unreal.

"Didn't you promise that Langdon will not be controlled again?" Cecil refused to accept, "He is still controlled!"

"That island is not in this space at all!" Saturn said angrily, "You disappeared from our surveillance as soon as you got on the island, and you can't find it at all! The space is so big, where can I find it in such a short time? You? Of course we can find it after a long time. The problem is that we don’t know that the product has such a great energy. If we know it, we will definitely not let you go so casually! Since then, there is nothing special about that person, and I can't even tell that he is not a human anymore!"

"I told you to go to Nameless Island!"

"It's been said that the island is no longer in our own space!"

Cecil said awkwardly: "Then you didn't foresee that this would happen?"

"Who would have thought that the law would go crazy!" God of Agriculture rolled his eyes, "Look, it suddenly came to save your family, who would have thought of that?"

Speaking of this, Cecil couldn't help complaining: "The law of magic is too out of tune!"

"It's not out of tune. All its actions have only one goal. It supports the development of magic and makes this planet more suitable for its rules. Its logic is so simple. All magic goals must be protected and must be carried forward." The god of agriculture pointed at Langdon, "There are only three super-legendary mages in records so far. Do you understand the meaning so far? It is these people who have lived and died tens of billions of people since the records began. Only three have been born! Precious! No?"

"Of course my people are precious!" Cecil said so, but in his heart he felt that the law of magic was not uncontrollable, at least he had a goal.

If the development of civilization can work hand in hand with magic...why is this guy so aggressive towards civilization?

After a winter's research, the rubber factory has already established a practical foundation. This kind of heavy polluting industry must not be placed in Yuecheng. The waste gas from the rubber heat treatment process will seriously pollute the surrounding environment, and the sulfide wastewater is also a considerable threat to the water source. , especially in the current situation of naked water intake, the tap water system has been put on the agenda, but there are too many things to do, so it has to be postponed.

Because of the serious pollution, Cecil hesitated a little. Green mountains and green waters are good but "expensive". This means that on the basis of industrialized life, the ability of industrial civilization to ruin the environment is unprecedented. Civilization is again an impossible choice.

Rubber is indispensable in modern life. Shockproof, moisture-proof, and sealing are all used. The rubber factory must be put into production. The problem lies in the location.Tongcheng was originally designed as an industrial city, but there are rare natural rivers on the prairie, Cecil is really reluctant.

Eventually, magic solved the matter.

"Sewage cleaning magic will do," Langdon said. "It's a very low-level and simple magic. You only need to arrange three people to work in 24-hour shifts."

"I don't think three people are enough for rubber's needs," Cecil said.

"Then add more." Langdon said calmly, "This magic is easy to learn. It's not a big problem for a factory to support three or thirty people, right?"

"It's not big." Cecil felt relieved after saying this. Rubber has a wide range of uses, and the profit will definitely not be small. "Then let's do it this way."

Before the factory was built, Cecil was not sure whether Tongcheng's special "enclosed wall" could support the civilization level of the rubber factory. To be on the safe side, Tongcheng started to build a new city wall with a diameter of [-] kilometers, a double city wall, and a width of ten meters. Above, there are female walls, arrowheads and urn city, all according to Yuecheng.

"After the completion of this construction, the old man of the Great Wall will almost have the conditions to come." Tea God said happily, "I can take him to have a good time when the time comes, oh, it's great to be able to show up here."

Cecil looked at the crowd of gods of civilization in Moon City, and felt a sense of accomplishment in taking his grandfather to a big city to play. He only had a small opinion——

"Can you stop occupying my conference room?" Cecil asked cautiously, "You guys are so capable, why don't you build a place for yourself, besides, there are real beaches in this world, just go and play That's it, pure natural and pollution-free."

"It's just for a while!" Paper Book God said impatiently, "Just hold your meeting, this place is huge."

It’s still the same beach, the same coconut trees, and the same group of gods of civilization who eat, drink and have fun with coconut milk, but not far from the door, the round table and chairs sent by Burton are sitting on the round table and chairs. They all had bitter and bitter faces, and they were still wearing cotton-padded clothes and trousers. In front of them was a pile of documents half a person's height. Everyone had thick dark circles under their eyes, and their expressions were exhausted.

Comparing the two sides, it is inevitable that the psychological imbalance will be unavoidable. The work will never be finished. It is like setting up a rubber factory. The cement budget of the rubber factory and the budget for sediment mining make Oaks a headache. The rubber factory is of course "state-owned". Afterwards, the technology will be opened up and promoted one after another, and the "state-run" has always been burdened with the task of technological innovation.

"I can't find the space on the nameless island, but I will create a different space here." Cecil lowered his head and continued to approve documents, completely ignoring the "clamour" of a group of civilized gods.

Just like that, in the spring of the tenth year of the Middle Kingdom calendar, the first four-wheeled carriage trade team equipped with rubber tires was ready to go in Moon City.

"Comrades, this is the first war we've ever fought in the world!" The team leader waved his fist and shouted, "Rubber, have you seen this magical thing? Take a ride in these cars. How does it compare to the magic carriage? It's not bad at all." Comrades, we can no longer sit in Moon City and wait for others to fight, fight out! Fight to Loche! Fight to the door of the Magic Carriage Firm! go!"

Cecil, who was participating in the farewell ceremony, grinned and leaned closer to Langdon and whispered, "Why are you called comrade?"

"Emerson, who directed the rubber production, called you comrades." Langdon replied softly, "The rubber factory spread the term, and they can call each other comrades if they say that they are friends who struggle together."

Cecil was silent for a while, and didn't know what to say for a while. After all, the title "comrade" was placed on Yuecheng's head, and with the background of the Gay Knights, it felt quite appropriate.

After the impassioned farewell speech, Cecil walked up and waved: "Everyone, be careful all the way!"

Rubber tires silently grind the concrete road. The four-wheeled carriage of this team is made of all steel and painted with all-black anti-rust paint. There are golden bells hanging from the corner eaves of the carriage, and a vigorous black Roman beast. It can be pulled, and it drove out of Moon City like a black torrent amidst the brisk bells, all the way west, through the Ebu Tunnel, and arrived at Maibei Valley first.

After more than a year of operation, Maibei Valley has restored order. Few of the slaves are willing to stay here. Only those children born and raised in Moon City like it. You can use magic as you like. Although you can't stay too far away from the magic well, the feeling of "swiping the magic card casually" still makes the children want to stop.

Cecil has set up a branch school here. Currently, there is only one school in Yuecheng, which is divided into elementary school, junior high school, and high school. It covers everything from elementary school to adult education. There are so many dual-career workers—after all, they make money—many families join forces to let a mother with a relatively low income work as a childcare teacher. The friends they know are more reliable, and this is also a job.

In the Tuhai family, it is usually the husband who holds this position. Other "parenting mothers" dare not laugh at these "parenting fathers" because they can't beat them. "Working fathers" also dare not laugh at "working mothers" for the same reason. Can't beat...

Cecil has given a lot of benefits to the education industry. Although some people have realized that the education industry can also make money, most people are still used to cherishing themselves with a broom, and they will only hide their skills, let alone teach others for a fee.

Mai Beigu's branch school is mainly used for vocational training, city training, etc. for slaves. Most of the courses are free, and it also caused a small group incident.

Due to the improvement of Maibei Valley's environment, it is located at the junction of the east and west continents, bordering on Loschere and Crandall, and the conditions for it to be used as a trading base are excellent. After the war cloud dissipated, the merchants of the Middle Kingdom brought piles of samples. They came here after hearing the news, covering all industries. They will not directly bring bulk goods over there. People can run away with goods, but it is not easy to bring them. Cecil has issued a warning in advance. You can go but pay attention to safety at all times. The merchants will naturally not Experimental mages like Gretel foolishly moved all their belongings there. If you don’t want the samples, you don’t want them. Anyway, people can escape through the Buai Tunnel at any time.

The Buai Tunnel has undergone repeated repairs, and the surroundings are no longer green walls but real concrete walls. It looks weird like a river from a distance, but it also effectively guarantees safety.Under the cement wall, Cecil also reserved animal passages. Although this kind of behavior is purely full in this era, it has won the great favor of the green bank elves. They decorated these cement walls with countless plants and flowers. , In spring, the colorful "flower wall" can be described as too beautiful to behold.

Cecil was worried that these plants would destroy the hardness of the cement wall. After Langdon inspected, he confirmed that these were all magical plants. Not only would they not destroy the cement, but they would also strengthen the walls, making the walls more solid, which would be counterproductive to civilization. Fortunately, , The expressway does not have high requirements for the level of civilization, as long as there is fire.

"The Green Bank elves are so perceptive." Langdon laughed. "They're not the straight bastards of Highgarden."

In terms of painting style, Cecil admires the Green Bank elves.

The road is easy to walk, and there are more people. The prosperity of Maibei Valley naturally attracts the residents of the surrounding magical countries. They come here to take a bath, play sports games, gamble, eat delicious food, watch various new dramas, and buy special purchases. , Mai Beigu is a direct seller in the Middle Kingdom, the price is slightly lower, and if it is a bulk purchase, it can be delivered to your door, and there are also beautiful ladies and models who are open.

When there are many people, you will naturally discover the school. A mage came to visit the school curiously, wanting to see what ordinary people learn, and happened to see the magic textbook.

The magic book edited by Langdon was sold out at the All Things Expo last time, but for some reason it didn’t cause any disturbance and disappeared without a sound. The Magic Association is still caught in the tragedy of the “God of Magic” being eaten He has no time to care.

This mage is not young, and happens to be a teacher, specializing in transformation magic.When I saw the low-level magic in the front of the textbook, I was relatively calm, but the further I looked, the more shocked I was, and I was furious at the end.

"Who did this?! Who?!" The middle-aged mage roared, "How can such advanced magic be written into a book and compiled into a book! And, and it's still here to read! Who is it! ?”

As a matter of course, this incompetent and furious middle-aged mage was directly driven away by the school's teachers.The teachers in the school are all mages, the serious ones. The Middle Kingdom is already "disrespectful" to magic, but the parents' thinking is still in the "if only technology and magic can be learned", it happens that many mages I have received advanced education, and my understanding and learning ability are relatively strong. As long as I can open my mind, I will undoubtedly learn faster than ordinary people, and I am more suitable for the position of teacher.

On the second day, the middle-aged mage who was kicked out the day before brought a group of colleagues to the scene, yelling that the person who edited the magic textbooks should be pulled out to show the public, criticizing the practice of blasphemy, and demanding that the school destroy all magic textbooks immediately , No one is allowed to touch these "noble magic" again!

The principal of the school came forward and quelled all the discussions with a few words: "This book was written by His Royal Highness Langdon. These are all the magics he knows, what? Can't mages even write down their own magic? Langdon Your Highness can show it to anyone he likes, and we have sold tens of thousands of copies at the Expo of Everything, do you want to find out all these tens of thousands of people?"

The mages who were looking for trouble looked at each other and left silently. The next day, a group of sneaky people came and asked if they could buy these textbooks, and they got the following reply: "This school does not sell textbooks. If you are willing to come If you go to school and complete the elementary school courses, you can naturally buy this textbook when you go to junior high school."

Just like that, the number of students in Mai Beigu surpassed that of Yuecheng in one fell swoop, but the students are not too young, and there are even gray-haired old people who are answering questions like "Find the area of ​​the bottom of a cone" Pull hair.

This method was thought up by Cecil. When asked how to deal with the purchase of textbooks, he said without thinking: "If you want books, come to class!"

So, the headmaster made such a decision. Looking at it afterwards, it is completely a sinister version of civilization export. Now there are mages who have studied physics to doubt life, and write and draw on the ground with a brush dipped in water all day long. Trying to memorize those simple formulas and knowledge points, some people have built a set of experimental equipment, and they plan to practice it by themselves to see if what is written in the textbook is true.

It has to be said that once the door of science is opened, it is really difficult to close.

When the rubber convoy arrived at Maibeigu, they saw a team of mages walking out of the school. Everyone was carrying a large schoolbag, with a painful expression of confusion and bewilderment on their faces. Or they are their magical apprentices rather than their parents.

The convoy went to the hotel and began to prepare for the Los Angeles.

After Cecil's suggestion, Rochester and Crandall set up embassies in Maibeigu respectively, and Alexander insisted on establishing a direct "telephone call" with him.

"Although I don't know what a phone is, it sounds very powerful." Alexander said enthusiastically at the time, "Then let's build a magic channel, the kind that can chat anytime, anywhere."

Of course Cecil agreed, so near the early morning of the night, when he was busy approving documents, he received a "call" from Alexander, asking him if he would like to have a 4P call, he and Langdon, Alexander and Wagner...

Cecil sternly rejected Alexander, and threw away the stone used for magic calls... Langdon, who couldn't laugh or cry, picked it up.

On the second day, the whole team put on the best clothes, washed the carriages clean and beautiful, and even the black horses were washed oily and shiny, put on golden bridles, and woven The entire surface of the reins is gold, and the overall tone is only black and gold.

This is not Cecil's taste. He thinks red is more conspicuous, so he proposed a red and gold color scheme, which was rejected by Mrs. Xiangqi with a smile.After seeing the actual product, he admitted that the dominance of black and gold is beyond the reach of other colors.

Luoxie quickly gave a reply of permission to pass.

As the leader of the team, Bullock is over forty years old, he is really a bit old, but he is in good health and can still run for a day without stopping. Almost all the three continents in the east, west and south have left his footprints. The duty of the carriage workshop is to inspect the road conditions in various places and provide suitable suggestions for modification of the carriage design.

There are already many models of ordinary four-wheeled carriages, and there are even merchants who specialize in making one model, which is a bit like a prototype of a car company. Cecil is wondering whether to launch a few big brands first once the car technology is successfully researched.

Today, other countries are still vigilant about the promotion of foreign civilizations. The only exception is the Middle Kingdom. Merchants in the Middle Kingdom never mention civilization or admiration, and even have no sense of "faith" in their own products. Shut up about how valuable, beautiful, and fun this thing is, etc. However, these commodities that have never been "trusted" have spread to the whole world like an infectious disease, and people are increasingly inseparable from these things in every aspect of life.

Joe is a "golden tax official" in Los Angeles. Don't get me wrong. He is not a soldier but a real tax official. He is good at calculating magic. He can use magic to calculate all the turnover and tax evasion as long as he reads all the hundreds of pages of information. Tax evasion does not exist here. For this reason, he can get two-thirds of the income of real "golden tax officials" every year, which is already high enough for him to live a good life in the capital of Los Angeles.

Today, Joe saw a wonderful sight on his way to work.

It was a group of carriages, the black and gold color scheme was very conspicuous, the carriages looked "heavy" but ran quietly.

The Magic Carriage Firm has released a new variety?

After the failure of the Battle of the Gods, the magic four-wheeled carriage withdrew the right to modify it, and went back to the conservative line, even worse, the trick that the buyer must show his income to buy it has come out.Joe used to be able to use the magic carriage, but now he can't. In addition, the magic carriage cannot use the expressway. All the roads in Maibei Valley have become expressways, and Luoxie also has this sign. In the end, He still threw himself into the embrace of an ordinary four-wheeled carriage, and it was upside down. Anyway, he had magic to use, and besides, he could also transport goods and so on, which was cheap and convenient.

As he walked, Joe discovered that the convoy was traveling with him. He was going to the Magic Carriage Company to collect taxes in advance. That's right, the tax of Losier's "Golden Tax Officer" will not be reduced, no matter how much the merchant earns. Every spring, one year's tax must be paid in advance.

When Joe stopped at the headquarters of the Magic Carriage Company, the group of carriages also stopped. The people did not speak, and the horses did not make any sound, as if they did not exist in silence.

There was already a public transportation carriage in Lochere, but Joe didn't like crowds and it was working hours, so he rode a horse.The public transportation planning in Los Angeles is far inferior to that in the Middle Kingdom. People, horses and vehicles are mixed together, cutting each other's queues and leaving cars.

Joe leaned closer to his colleagues and asked, "Then who?"

"A carriage firm in the Middle Kingdom." The colleague glanced at it and said.

"How do you know?" Joe asked in surprise.

"Don't you see the sign? It's such a big leopard on the car!" The colleague said impatiently, "The silhouette of the leopard is in a jumping posture."

Qiao Dingqing saw that it was really a leopard, but it wasn't that big, it was a small white one in the corner.

Joe was even more confused: "What are they doing here?"

The colleague who had been at odds with Joe said perfunctorily: "How do I know, will I still be at work?"

"I'm coming."

As soon as Qiao got off his horse, the people in the carriage team got out suddenly, nimbly climbed up to the roof of the car, took out a trumpet-shaped thing, put it in front of his mouth, and said loudly: "Chester, come out to fight, Dad is here to talk to you !"

As soon as the words fell, Emerson's figure flashed across the sky.

"Damn it, God Wars?" Joe was dumbfounded, "The Middle Kingdom took the initiative... God Wars?!"